For the past 17 years, I have celebrated June 12th.   It was 18 years ago today that I joined Sun.   A good day.   One I remember always.

But life, being what it is, tends to once in a while throw in a few hooks and slices into what seems to start off as a perfectly teed up kind of day.

Today is one of THOSE kinds of days.

Today, my only Uncle by blood, Kenneth King of Port St. Lucie, Florida & Hampstead, New Hampshire, passed away.

Needless to say, our whole family is quite saddened by this rather unexpected news.

But as the news rolls out, there will also be people all over the place who will mourn his passing.   You see, Kenny touched the lives of so many...   His many friends.   His golfing buddies.   Business people from over the years.   His neighbors in Florida.   His neighbors up north.   People to whom he gave a lot of himself, his time, his love, his support, and his energy.

And, I think it is worth noting that quite directly, Ken was the cause of a lot of the smiles and hearty laughter in the world and within Sun Microsystems (and no doubt other companies) where many of his humourous emails (from pen name: "psllefty") made the rounds over the years.

We will all truly miss him.

So, it seems Ken King has joined a new Country Club.   And aside from saying how sad it is to see him go, I guess I also want to say:   Good luck, Uncle Kenny!   And try not to beat the old bearded man in the long white flowing robes too often!